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Ramadan: Kano Governor Launches Distribution of 54,600 Rice Bags

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 14, 2026

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Saturday flagged off the distribution of 54,600 bags of rice to cushion the hardship faced by the less privileged during the Ramadan period. The ceremony, which took place at Maganda Road in Kano, was disclosed in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa. Speaking at the...

NG-CARES coordinator calls on stakeholders in Kano and Jigawa to step up efforts.

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 14, 2026

The National Programme Coordinator of the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), Dr. Abdulkareem Obaje, has urged stakeholders in Kano and Jigawa States to intensify efforts towards achieving the objectives of the intervention programme. Obaje made the call in Kano on Monday while declaring open a three-day training on Gender-Based Violence and Grievance...

Kano governor removes Galadima as chairman of the state polytechnic governing council.

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 14, 2026

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has relieved Buba Galadima of his position as Chairman of the Governing Council of Kano State Polytechnic. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa. According to the statement, Yusuf has approved the appointment of the Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Dr....

Kano Singer Market hit by another fire incident

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 14, 2026

Another fire outbreak has erupted at Kano’s popular Singer Market, destroying shops in the Gidan Glass section of the popular market situated along Ado Bayero Road by Murtala Muhammad Way. The incident, which started Saturday afternoon, is the second fire outbreak at the market in less than two weeks. A trader, Nasir Maharazu, told Our...

Just in: Fire outbreak in Kano popular Singa market. Details soon

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 14, 2026

Kano Hisbah Moves to Enforce Ban on Female Passengers Sitting Next to Tricycle Riders

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 14, 2026

The Kano State Hisbah Board has concluded arrangements to begin enforcement against the practice of female passengers sitting beside drivers of commercial tricycles, popularly known as Adaidaita Sahu, as part of efforts to promote morality in the state. In a press release issued on February 13, 2026, and signed by the Director of Public Enlightenment,...

Kannywood Actress Samha Inuwa Gets Six-Month Prison Sentence in Kano

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 13, 2026

Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday, February 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced a Kannywood actress, Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa, (aka Samha) to six months imprisonment for the abuse and mutilation of the Naira. The actress was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on the mutilation of the Nigerian currency,...

Kano Govt Disowns Petition Seeking to Bar Kwankwaso from Entering State

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 13, 2026

The Kano State Government has denied allegations that it wrote a petition to the Federal Government seeking to prevent Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso from entering the state, describing the claim as false and politically motivated. In a statement issued on Thursday evening, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, dismissed the allegation...

BREAKING: NDLEA Thwarts Suspected Drug Distribution Scheme in Kano

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 13, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano Strategic Command, has intercepted 64 bags of cannabis sativa concealed in a cement-laden trailer along the Kano–Zaria Road. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by its Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics Sadiq Maigatari. According to the statement, the consignment was seized on...

Kano Pilgrims Board Screens 1,253 Candidates for 2026 Hajj

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 13, 2026

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has screened and immunised 1,253 intending pilgrims as part of the preparations for the 2026 hajj exercise. The leader of the medical team, Aminu Da’u, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to him, the medical screening and immunisation exercise was conducted at the Hajj Camp...

NDLEA exposes underground drug caves, hidden hideouts in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, says it uncovered a network of caves and underground tunnels used as drug hideouts in Rimin Kebe area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Wednesday in Kano. The PRO said the...

BREAKING: Gov. Yusuf Swears in Murtala Garo as deputy governor

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Tuesday, swore in Hon. Murtala Sule Garo as the new Deputy Governor, in a ceremony held at the Government House. Our sources reports that the oath of office was administered by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, in the presence of top government officials,...

Crisis brews in NDC as Kano chairman opposes Kwankwaso’s alleged takeover move

A fresh political disagreement is brewing within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State as the party chairman, Usaini Isa Mai Riga, has insisted that former Kano governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will not be handed control of the party structure in the state. In an interview on Monday, M so h Riga said early...

Kano governor schedules deputy’s swearing-in for Tuesday

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, will swear in his deputy, Hon. Murtala Sule Garo, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. According to a statement issued by Ibrahim Adam, Special Adviser on Information to the governor, the swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano....

Kano to commence airlifting of pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj on May 14

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board will commence airlifting of the state pilgrims on May 14, 2026. The board’s Director General, Abubakar Matawalle, announced this on Monday during the closing ceremony of the Hajj Induction Course held at the School for Arabic Studies, Kano, as part of preparations for the 2026 Hajj exercise. He said,...

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